feat: bind gate verdict to workflow input via verdict_input (#3725)

* feat: bind gate verdict to workflow input via verdict_input

Add an optional `verdict_input` field to gate steps that lets an
external system supply a verdict through a declared workflow input
instead of an interactive TTY prompt.

When the referenced input carries a non-empty string value that
matches one of the gate's `options` (case-insensitive), the gate
auto-decides, records the matched spelling in `output.choice`, and
applies the existing `on_reject` / abort / skip / retry semantics.
If the value is present but does not match an option, or is a
non-string, the gate fails immediately with a clear error message.
When the input is absent, null, or empty, the gate falls back to
today's TTY-prompt-or-pause behaviour unchanged.

The engine now persists `result.error` alongside each step's status
and output so that failed-step error messages survive across runs.
The CLI (`workflow run` and `workflow resume`) surfaces these
persisted errors after a failed or aborted run. `validate_workflow`
cross-references `verdict_input` against the workflow's declared
inputs block and reports an error for undeclared names, consistent
with the existing `wait_for` id cross-check.

Closes discussion: https://github.com/github/spec-kit/discussions/3717

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* Fix workflow JSON error payloads

Include persisted step errors in _workflow_run_payload so workflow run/resume/status --json all surface failure reasons consistently. Add JSON-path tests for failed and successful runs.

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* fix(workflows): reject verdict inputs in fan-out

Fan-out items share workflow inputs and cannot safely consume a bound gate verdict. Reject verdict_input bindings during validation and at runtime while preserving unbound gates.

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* fix: update workflow command handling

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Markus Wondrak
2026-07-30 14:39:49 +02:00
committed by GitHub
parent 99cd5e21b1
commit 675143591d
6 changed files with 1141 additions and 22 deletions

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@@ -308,7 +308,15 @@ def validate_workflow(definition: WorkflowDefinition) -> list[str]:
errors.append("Workflow has no steps defined.")
seen_ids: set[str] = set()
_validate_steps(definition.steps, seen_ids, errors)
# ``input_names`` is the set of declared workflow input names — used by
# ``_validate_steps`` to cross-reference gate ``verdict_input`` bindings.
# ``None`` means the inputs block itself is malformed (already reported
# above); the cross-check is then disabled so one authoring mistake does
# not cascade into N spurious "undeclared" errors.
input_names: set[str] | None = (
set(definition.inputs) if isinstance(definition.inputs, dict) else None
)
_validate_steps(definition.steps, seen_ids, errors, input_names)
return errors
@@ -317,8 +325,16 @@ def _validate_steps(
steps: list[dict[str, Any]],
seen_ids: set[str],
errors: list[str],
input_names: set[str] | None = None,
inside_fan_out: bool = False,
) -> None:
"""Recursively validate a list of steps."""
"""Recursively validate a list of steps.
``input_names`` is the set of declared workflow input names (or ``None``
when the inputs block is malformed). ``inside_fan_out`` is threaded
through nested control-flow steps so gate verdict bindings can be rejected
anywhere inside a fan-out template.
"""
from . import STEP_REGISTRY
for step_config in steps:
@@ -411,30 +427,73 @@ def _validate_steps(
f"unknown or not-yet-declared step id {wid!r}."
)
# Gate verdict_input: fan-out items cannot bind shared workflow inputs
# as per-item verdicts. Outside fan-out, the binding must reference a
# declared workflow input because ``_resolve_inputs`` drops undeclared
# names at both initial run and resume. Only check a non-empty string;
# malformed shapes are already reported by ``GateStep.validate()``.
if step_type == "gate":
verdict_input = step_config.get("verdict_input")
if isinstance(verdict_input, str) and verdict_input:
if inside_fan_out:
errors.append(
f"Gate step {step_id!r}: 'verdict_input' is not "
"supported inside fan-out templates."
)
elif input_names is not None and verdict_input not in input_names:
errors.append(
f"Gate step {step_id!r}: 'verdict_input' references "
f"undeclared input {verdict_input!r}."
)
# Recursively validate nested steps
for nested_key in ("then", "else", "steps"):
nested = step_config.get(nested_key)
if isinstance(nested, list):
_validate_steps(nested, seen_ids, errors)
_validate_steps(
nested,
seen_ids,
errors,
input_names,
inside_fan_out=inside_fan_out,
)
# Validate switch cases
cases = step_config.get("cases")
if isinstance(cases, dict):
for _case_key, case_steps in cases.items():
if isinstance(case_steps, list):
_validate_steps(case_steps, seen_ids, errors)
_validate_steps(
case_steps,
seen_ids,
errors,
input_names,
inside_fan_out=inside_fan_out,
)
# Validate switch default
default = step_config.get("default")
if isinstance(default, list):
_validate_steps(default, seen_ids, errors)
_validate_steps(
default,
seen_ids,
errors,
input_names,
inside_fan_out=inside_fan_out,
)
# Validate fan-out nested step (template — not added to seen_ids
# since the engine generates parentId:templateId:index at runtime)
fan_step = step_config.get("step")
if isinstance(fan_step, dict):
fan_errors: list[str] = []
_validate_steps([fan_step], set(), fan_errors)
_validate_steps(
[fan_step],
set(),
fan_errors,
input_names,
inside_fan_out=True,
)
errors.extend(fan_errors)
@@ -560,6 +619,7 @@ class RunState:
self.created_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat()
self.updated_at = self.created_at
self.log_entries: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
self.error: str | None = None
@property
def runs_dir(self) -> Path:
@@ -614,6 +674,7 @@ class RunState:
"workflow_dir": self.workflow_dir,
"created_at": self.created_at,
"updated_at": self.updated_at,
"error": self.error,
}
self._atomic_write_json(runs_dir / "state.json", state_data)
self._atomic_write_json(runs_dir / "inputs.json", {"inputs": self.inputs})
@@ -707,6 +768,7 @@ class RunState:
state.workflow_dir = state_data.get("workflow_dir")
state.created_at = state_data.get("created_at", "")
state.updated_at = state_data.get("updated_at", "")
state.error = state_data.get("error")
inputs_path = runs_dir / "inputs.json"
if inputs_path.exists():
@@ -901,6 +963,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
return state
except Exception as exc:
state.status = RunStatus.FAILED
state.error = str(exc)
state.append_log({"event": "workflow_failed", "error": str(exc)})
state.save()
raise
@@ -959,6 +1022,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
from . import STEP_REGISTRY
state.error = None
state.status = RunStatus.RUNNING
state.save()
@@ -979,6 +1043,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
return state
except Exception as exc:
state.status = RunStatus.FAILED
state.error = str(exc)
state.append_log({"event": "resume_failed", "error": str(exc)})
state.save()
raise
@@ -1038,6 +1103,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
step_impl = registry.get(step_type)
if not step_impl:
state.status = RunStatus.FAILED
state.error = f"Unknown step type: {step_type!r}"
state.append_log(
{
"event": "step_failed",
@@ -1065,6 +1131,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
or step_config.get("input", {}),
"output": result.output,
"status": result.status.value,
"error": result.error,
}
self._record_result(context, state, step_id, step_data)
@@ -1090,6 +1157,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
# is for transient/expected step failures only.
if result.output.get("aborted"):
state.status = RunStatus.ABORTED
state.error = result.error
state.append_log(
{
"event": "workflow_aborted",
@@ -1132,6 +1200,7 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
continue
state.status = RunStatus.FAILED
state.error = result.error
state.append_log(
{
"event": "step_failed",
@@ -1305,11 +1374,18 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
# Sequential path — identical to the historical behavior.
if workers <= 1:
results: list[Any] = []
for item_idx, item_val in enumerate(items):
context.item = item_val
results.append(run_item(item_idx, context))
if state.status in halting:
break
previous_item = context.item
previous_inside_fan_out = context.inside_fan_out
context.inside_fan_out = True
try:
for item_idx, item_val in enumerate(items):
context.item = item_val
results.append(run_item(item_idx, context))
if state.status in halting:
break
finally:
context.item = previous_item
context.inside_fan_out = previous_inside_fan_out
return results
# Concurrent path — bounded sliding window; results assembled in item order.
@@ -1320,7 +1396,14 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
# Each item runs against its own context copy so context.item is not
# clobbered across threads; the shared steps dict is written only on the
# disjoint parentId:templateId:index key (GIL-safe on distinct keys).
return run_item(idx, dataclasses.replace(context, item=items[idx]))
return run_item(
idx,
dataclasses.replace(
context,
item=items[idx],
inside_fan_out=True,
),
)
def item_halt_status(idx: int) -> RunStatus | None:
# If THIS item's own execution halted the run, return the resulting run
@@ -1401,6 +1484,16 @@ class WorkflowEngine:
# pool joined; restore the halting item's own outcome so the final run
# status matches the sequential semantics.
state.status = halted_status
# Restore the halting item's error so it matches the terminal
# status — a concurrent item may have overwritten state.error
# before the pool joined. Assign unconditionally when a record
# exists (even when the halting item's own error is falsy) so a
# third-party step returning FAILED with no message never inherits
# an unrelated concurrent item's error; this mirrors the sequential
# path, which sets state.error = result.error verbatim.
halt_rec = context.steps.get(item_id(halted_at))
if isinstance(halt_rec, dict):
state.error = halt_rec.get("error")
return slots[: halted_at + 1]
return slots[:collected]